EME 2040-Blog #9

A flipped Classroom is a teaching strategy where more of the learning is done online, and worksheets and things that would usually be assigned as homework are in change being completed in the classroom. In a flipped classroom, the lesson part is typically watched online, and then worksheets and solving problems are done in class when the student can ask the teacher questions. In a traditional classroom, when a teacher teaches the lesson in class and then students go home to work on the problems alone, often there are many questions that the students do not understand. I could see how the flipped classroom could be beneficial, but I do think some problems could come up if students did not watch the assigned videos at home. This would cause the students to be of different pages and could create more problems for the teacher. 

Open Educational Resources (OER) are accessible to the public and can be used to support learning. They are typically available online and are free to use. Open Educational Resources grant others the right to retain, reuse, revise, remix, and redistribute the information. When using OER, a teacher can take this work and revise if he or she wants, and then use it in his or her own class. This is a resource open to anyone and can be used or adapted to supplement any lesson at no cost. This can be very helpful, especially in schools areas that are in a low SES neighborhood and don’t have resources or money to buy learning materials and textbooks. This is new information to me, and I think that this could be extremely helpful in schools, especially those without proper resources and money. 

Attached below is an article that talked more in depth about what Open Educational Resources are and it provides 7 basic things you should know about OER. I find this resource very helpful and it really shows the importance of OER and the wonderful educational outcomes that OER makes possible. https://library.educause.edu/-/media/files/library/2018/6/eli7157.pdf

I have learned a lot through completing the two PowerPoint assignments. I have used PowerPoint before, but I didn’t know all of the cool features a person can use, such as disabling the linear slideshow and making it only interactive. The first PowerPoint assignment was similar to other assignments and presentations that I have used PowerPoint for previously. The second assignment on the other hand really taught me more and I learned how to make an interactive program, which is something I have never done before. I like using transitions and making buttons that link to other slides. Next time I work with PowerPoint I can make sure I limit the words on each slide and that I don’t rely on the slides when presenting. I will need to rehearse and really know my information before teaching it to a class.